A 210-acre farm in upper Passaic County is a step closer to becoming a multimillion-dollar cannabis cultivation center to serve New Jersey’s rapidly growing medical marijuana program.
Once home to a driving range, miniature golf course and farm store, Evergreen Farm is at the center of a pending application to be one of six new medical marijuana cultivation, processing and sales operations in the state.
The proposal by Evergreen Cultivation LLC to build a 30,000-square-foot greenhouse has received support from municipal officials. The greenhouse would be on the 5-acre portion of the Union Valley Road farm where the driving range sat.
“I’m really excited about this opportunity, even if it’s a one-in-150 shot,” said Michael Chazukow of the New Jersey division of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
West Milford's all-Republican Township Council, in a 5-1 vote, approved a resolution in support of Evergreen Cultivation’s proposal on Aug. 15. Applications for the state program are due Aug. 31.
